Getting distracted

The hubbub surrounding the construction of an Islamic Community Center in Manhattan has gotten out of hand.  It is now distracting me to the point I cannot concentrate on my work.  I hear the fear mongering and bigotry that some of my fellow citizens are spouting, and my brain short circuits.  Don't those who oppose the building of a "mosque" realize that by denying the rights of a few, they are limiting the freedoms of us all?

I find myself wanting to write in response, but the only thing I can think of "You idiots!  You idiots!"  I want to stand up and resist, but I don't know how.  I want to scream, but I don't think anyone is listening.  So I sit and stew.

Last night on Countdown, Keith Olbermann said what I would like to be able to say (and a whole lot more).  I hope someone listens to him.  I've added the clip here to make it easy for you to do so.

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Wlodkowski (1997) on Designing Workshops with Motivation in Mind

Wlodkowski, R. J. (1997). Motivation with a mission: Understanding motivation and culture in workshop design. In J. A. Fleming (Ed.), New perspectives on designing and implementing effective workshops (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, vol 49) (pp. 19-31). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Type of Work
Book chapter
Audience
Workshop providers/designers
Purpose / Topic

• Motivating workshop participants
• Using the Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching to guide workshop planning

My Notes

• This work assumes the value of Wlodkowski & Ginsburg’s Framework. I would have liked more information about its development as well as more information about the theoretical constructs that contribute to motivation of students. That, however, was not really the purpose of this chapter.